Sophie Marceau quotes

Sophie Marceau is a French actress, director, and author known for her work in both European and international cinema. Rising to fame as a teenager with the film "La Boum," she later starred in major movies such as "Braveheart" and "The World Is Not Enough." She continues to be celebrated for her talent, versatility, and enduring popularity. Here are 25 of her quotes:

Acting is wonderful therapy for people. Instead of suffering for yourself, someone will do it for you.

Sophie Marceau

I find the subject of childhood fascinating. I explored this subject in Speak to me of love and I am curious about portraying the often painful transition into the adult world.

Sophie Marceau

It is something actresses need to go through and I think they look forward to being naked in a movie. I don't know why, but it is something you need to exhaust from yourself.

Sophie Marceau

Even if I think in English, it's more a language of acting than French.

Sophie Marceau

What I am interested in is the present time.

Sophie Marceau

I just heard a very funny story about somebody who died yesterday, I'm sorry to say so but it was so absurd that you can't help laughing. And the person that was concerned about that story was laughing too.

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I'm a good storyteller.

Sophie Marceau

I felt sometimes too responsible as an actor because people promote violence or weird things that I don't want to be part of.

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When you direct your first film, you always start by telling stories that you are familiar with.

Sophie Marceau

Well it is sometimes difficult to act in another language.

Sophie Marceau

So, sometimes, when I'm not happy with my performance and I have to think, I will think in English.

Sophie Marceau

Mel Gibson would not be a good James Bond.

Sophie Marceau

Oh, I'm not English, I cannot talk on behalf of an English person. I'm French. I can say about French. They are quite emotional, though, and they talk about their emotions.

Sophie Marceau

I need the seasons to live to the rhythm of rain and sun.

Sophie Marceau

You know French means like sophisticated, well educated, so far.

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And I think it's very rare to have good stories, well written comedies.

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There is no doubt that this film is autobiographical, but at the same time it also tries to portray an ordinary couple in a language that everyone can understand.

Sophie Marceau

Genre aside, I'd like to make a film about people.

Sophie Marceau

As you know it is a comedy so everything is a little bit pushed. That's what's funny about this kind of movie is you can laugh about the absurdity, and the bad side of life.

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You can perform all kind of characters but you cannot change what people feel for you.

Sophie Marceau

Acting is contained - you act for three months, then leave it - but writing is the act of creation. Writing is dangerous.

Sophie Marceau

To be honest I don't really know because I really didn't care when I was writing about mixing up reality with what was not reality.

Sophie Marceau